Where you'll be:
Join us for the 5th annual Moon Pass invasive weed pull! We will spend the weekend in the starry-skied San Luis Valley, hiking through forested slopes to remove the List B noxious weed, oxeye daisy. VOC hosted the first weekend-long noxious weed removal project at Moon Pass in 2020. This volunteer effort has been so successful that the Land Manager has opted to no longer treat this area with chemical herbicides! We will be camping at the Poso Campground in the Rio Grande National Forest.
What you'll do:
Volunteers will hand-pull the oxeye daisy plants and rosettes with dandelion forks, bagging all plant material to mitigate the growth and spread of the plant.
Enjoy breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, along with dinner on Saturday. Bring your own lunch (BYOL). Free campsites are available on Friday and Saturday nights, and volunteers are encouraged to arrive at base camp before 8 pm on Friday.
Why it's important:
By removing oxeye daisies from the area, you will improve the health of native plant communities and wildlife. Your efforts on this project will also help keep this area free of chemical herbicides
Eligibility Requirements:
- Ages 12+
All youth under 18 must be accompanied by an adult 21 years or older on overnight projects.
If you are a parent looking to sign your child up for this opportunity, please create a separate account on their behalf, and then register them through that account.
Please click here for comprehensive instructions on how to do this.
This process is intended to be as easy for you as possible while helping to ensure that the necessary paperwork and information is completed. Thank you for taking these steps, and for your understanding.
Project Difficulty:
This project is considered easy to moderate please check our difficulty rating criteria, here, for more details.
Accessibility Factors:
Vehicle Accessibility:
The campground is 2WD accessible and then we will shuttle further down the 2WD dirt road to the work site.
Other notes:
We park right where the work begins but we walk for most of the workday, 3-4 miles a day, on old logging roads. Van/Car camping is fine, contact Katie to inquire about trailers- the campground is small but did accommodate a few small one's last year.
Join us in making a positive impact while reducing your carbon footprint! Register yourself for our upcoming project and take the eco-friendly route by carpooling with fellow volunteers.
Click here to sign up for the carpool (please do this after registering for the project).
